Hays will soon be a one Pizza Hut town.

The franchise announced Friday it will close the 2102 Vine location at the end of business Monday.

“We’ve decided to consolidate both locations,” said Jen Seward, Pizza Hut area coach based in Hutchinson. “With them being so close together, it was just the smart move for us.”

All 10 employees at the “Red Roof” location, which opened in November 1967, will be transferred to the Pizza Hut Wing Street location, 1308 Vine.

That location was built in the late-1990s, and was remodeled into the current Wing Street theme in 2009.

Seward said Pizza Hut’s new lunch dine-in concept will feature an express lunch, although the lunch buffet will be discontinued. She said anyone who eats at the Red Roof through its closure at 9 p.m. Monday will receive 50 percent off coupons for the new lunch offering.

Seward said the Red Roof was “near and dear to my heart,” as she served as restaurant store manager during her time at Fort Hays State University, where she graduated in 2009. One of the franchise owners, Terry Ruder, also hails from Hays.